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    The crocodilian edition of hemoglobins — the scuba tanks of the blood — work so well that crocs can go hours without air. The hyper-efficiency of that adaptation has led some biologists to wonder why, of all the jawed vertebrates, crocodilians were the lone group to hit on such an optimal solution to making the most of a breath. After resurrecting the hemoglobin of ancient crocodilian ancestors,…

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    As part of our 5-year strategy, we aim to exploit our understanding of cancer’s complexity, ecosystems and evolution to create innovative new ways to target the disease – drawing on ideas from across the ICR’s discovery science.

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    • Our new strategy will exploit our understanding of #Cancer's complexity, ecosystems and #Evolution to create innovative ways to target the disease – drawing on ideas from across our #DiscoveryScience. Read more on how we will target weaknesses in cancer: https://t.co/rZis4zIco1 https://t.co/7O4qMDdqyR

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    90% of the plants and animals on Madagascar are found nowhere else on Earth, but this treasure trove of evolution is under serious threat due to habitat loss, over-hunting, and climate change. In this study, researchers examined how long it took Madagascar’s unique modern mammal species to emerge and estimated how long it would take for a similarly complex set of new mammal species to evolve in…

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    • It would take 23 million years for #evolution to replace #Madagascar’s #endangered mammals @FieldMuseum #extinction #evolutionarygenetics #animalscience https://t.co/JIlttTSall

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    Listen to this episode from Talking With Cancer on Spotify. Katie is feeling like one of the family at the ICR. She was thrilled to speak to another one of their fascinating researchers, Professor Trevor Graham who has moved his lab over from Bart’s, looking at the evolution of cancer genes. He shares his knowledge around how cancer genes evolve and how and why they can become drug resistant. He…

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    • 🎧 On the latest episode of #TalkingWithCancer, Professor @trevoragraham, Director of our Centre for #Evolution and #Cancer (@CEC_ICR), shares more on his work on understanding #CancerEvolution in #BowelCancer. Listen here: https://t.co/qm9lpdezkF https://t.co/GlTGRUHUFj

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    Proteins in the cell can form tiny liquid droplets that act as a smart molecular glue, discover researchers. Clinging to the ends of filaments called microtubules, this smart liquid ensures the nucleus is correctly positioned for cell division. The findings explain the long-standing mystery of how moving protein structures of the cell’s machinery are coupled together.

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    • Optimized by nature over 100 million years of #evolution, this smart liquid provides a crucial coupling that ensures #celldivision correctly proceeds @psich_en #proteininteractions #microtubules #discoveryresearch #structuralbiology https://t.co/Lj8k04bbBq

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    In this Review, the authors discuss our latest understanding of the spatial aspects of cancer evolution, including the roles of cancer subclonal structure, tissue architecture, and interactions between cancer cells and diverse cell types of the microenvironment at local and distant sites.

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    • Thoughtful review on how spatial #tech including #cycif can advance our knowledge of tumor #evolution. Thousands of archival tumor blocks await https://t.co/oKezadY3ru

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    Discovery of world’s oldest DNA breaks record by one million years Two-million-year-old DNA has been identified for the first time – opening a ‘game-changing’ new chapter in the history of evolution. Microscopic fragments of environmental DNA were found in Ice Age sediment in northern Greenland. Using cutting-edge technology, researchers discovered the fragments are one million years older…

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    • Two-million-year-old #DNA has been identified for the first time - opening a ‘game-changing’ new chapter in the history of #evolution @stjohnscam #sediment #animalresearch #discoveryresearch https://t.co/5bdtaLM2BR